You might have seen the memes on the internet saying how gamers are the most oppressed group on the earth. And how they will “Rise Up”. On the surface this is a pretty stupid, and mostly nonsensical meme. But despite how ridiculous it might seem, there is a line of truth to the meme.

As how Google Dictionary defines “Oppression” is “state of being subject to unjust treatment or control”, and “Minority” is, a “relatively small group of people, especially one commonly discriminated against in a community, society, or nation, differing from others in race, religion, language, or political persuasion”. Notice how both definitions do not specifically state that to be qualified as an oppressed minority, you have to be a person of color. Thus Gamers fit the status quota of an “Oppressed Minority”.

Despite the fact that half of Americans play Video Games, only 15% of them identify as Gamers. So boom. We've already established thoroughly that gamers are a minority.

But how are they oppressed? Well the most common form of oppression is low respect by society, political persecution, and constant media slander. When someome is deemed a "Gamer", usually in movies or tv shows they're characterized as absolute virgin fat losers who live with their mother. Why should this stereotype be any different than the Gang member African Man, the stingy big nosed Israelite, and the feminine Gay man? This portrayal of the gamer is so commonly used, the massed are fixated into thinking this is the definite characteristics of a "Gamer". Becoming eerily similar to how white people stereotyped black people to absolute oblivion in the 1930s-early 1960s.

As for political persecution and media slander, honestly what has not been said already? Politicians and big Media constantly blame video games, and in essence the gaming community as a whole for tragic school shooting massacres. While I'm not saying I condone tragic massacres, I Condemm it more than anything else. I certainly will not condone the generalization of a whole community just because of a few bad apples. In fact its gotten so bad, being addicted to video games is now considered a serious mental illness. Using that logic, then I say anyone who likes watching Marvel movies have a mental health problem. See how ridiculous and degrading that is?